The Renderers (band)

The Renderers are a New Zealand band from Christchurch formed in 1989 by Maryrose Crook and her husband Brian (of The Terminals).[1]

The Renderers
Background information
OriginChristchurch, New Zealand
GenresExperimental, psychedelic folk, country
Years active1989–present
LabelsBa Da Bing Records, Drag City, Flying Nun Records, Last Visible Dog Records, Merge Records, Siltbreeze Records, Three Beads of Sweat Records, Tinsel Ears Records, Ajax Records
Associated actsThe Max Block, Above Ground, Anti-Clockwise, Flies Inside the Sun, The Terminals, The Verlaines, The Dead C, The 3Ds
MembersBrian Crook
Maryrose Crook

History

The Renderers released their debut album, Trail of Tears, in 1991 on Flying Nun Records.[2] They produced seven further albums. Brian Crook also recorded a solo album in 1999 (Bathysphere).[2] Their eighth album, "In the Sodium Light" was released in January 2016. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Discography

Albums
Title Album details
Trail of Tears
That Dog's Head in the Gutter Gives Off Vibrations
The Surface of Jupiter
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Ajax Records
A Dream of the Sea
Ghosts of Our Vegas Lives
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Three Beads of Sweat Records
Monsters and Miasmas
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Last Visible Dog Records
A Rocket Into Nothing
Measured Strychnine Invitations
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Exiled Records
In the Sodium Light

Singles
  • "Touch of Evil" (1992), Flying Nun
  • "Million Lights" (1993), Merge
  • "Bigger than Texas" (1990), Flying Nun

References
  1. "Maryrose Crook: From the desert to dreamland". Stuff. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 941
  3. http://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/?p=21403 Review 'A Rocket Into Nothing' Foxy digitalis
  4. "The Renderers - Person - AudioCulture". audioculture.co.nz.
  5. — Elizabeth Nelson (2 January 2012). "The Renderers' 'Rocket Into Nothing': Strange but entrancing psychedelia". Washington Post.
  6. "Rob Mazurek, Sir Richard Bishop, the Renderers". Chicago Reader.
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